Best private blog plugins for WordPress
The most popular private blog plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Private4Time leads with 50+ active installs, ahead of More Privacy Options (40+) and Site Secrets (10+). All 3 plugins tagged “private blog” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 3 private blog plugins
- 1.
Private4TimeThe most installed private blog plugin, with 50+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 2.
More Privacy Options40+ active installs. Rated 3.9 from 14 reviews, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.6.30.
- 3.
Site Secrets10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
All 3 plugins tagged “private blog”
Private4Time
Down in the last 7 days:111#20,625by peter_gross12 years ago
Makes a blog private or not accessable for a time period. Allows and dissallows registering also in WP Multiple Blogs. Shows your own login message.
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
More Privacy Options
Down in the last 7 days:116#21,618by David Sader10 years ago
Adds three more levels of privacy(visibility) to the Settings-->Reading page.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 3.9(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Site Secrets
Up in the last 7 days:288#29,801by Daniel Bachhuber6 years ago
Keep your WordPress site private.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 153/day